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HONG KONG Jan 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares were set to
start 2013 at a 19-month high on Wednesday, with the benchmark
Hang Seng Index buoyed by a 2.9 percent rise for Chinese
steel-to-property conglomerate Citic Pacific.

The Hang Seng Index was set to open up 0.9 percent at
22,860.3, its highest intra-day level since June 2011. The China
Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong
Kong was indicated to start up 1.1 percent.